Chief operating officer jobs would be mainly responsible for the daily operating activities of a company, including, but not limited to the direct management of the manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials, sales and marketing, and customer support functions.

The person in charge will be the one responsible for the expenses, costs, margin control, and revenue growth, including financial goal management on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. He or she will have to report directly to the chief executive officer and will be responsible for more than one hundred employees. He or she will also serve as a substitute for the chief executive officer if replacement would be needed.

Most chief operating officer jobs would require long experience of at least 15 years, 5 of which in an executive level. The needed experience would be preferred to include operations management with background in marketing and sales. Aspiring candidates need to have experience in all areas of operation like product development, manufacturing, materials, customer support, quality control and sales.

Most companies prefer that aspiring candidates for this position should have and undergraduate degree and having a Masters in Business Administration would also pose a very good advantage. It would also be desirable for the qualified candidates to have excellent skills in public speaking and communication and should have outstanding interpersonal skills. He or she should also be able to mentor subordinates and should be willing to grow with the organization. An international experience would also bring advantage to aspiring candidates for this position.

Flexibility is also a big plus for chief operating officer jobs as there would be a great possibility for travel. Compensation package is usually high and very competitive. As this is a highly respected position, competition for this job is really very high among applicants.

Candidates for this position need to be ‘people oriented’ and should be able to confidently communicate, with the ability to motivate, influence and inspire people. Candidates should also be strong builders of relationships and should be a good communicator. Aspirants need to have the experience in leading a diverse work teams and should be able to develop wide strategy for an organization’s project excellence and in engaging the organization’s partners.

Chief operating officer jobs would require candidates to have the ability to demonstrate integrity. Aspirants should have the characteristic of always trying to strive for excellence and should have the experience in being able to lead others to newer levels of being effective in organizational programs.